5-best-abs-workout-at-home
Exercise 1: Sit-Up Primary Target: Upper Abs Lie flat on your back on the floor with your help of your knees bent and your ...
Exercise 1: Sit-Up
Primary Target: Upper Abs
- Lie flat on your back on the floor with your help of your knees bent and your legs secured under a piece of heavy furniture or bench.
- Place your hands by help of your chest.
- Flexing your abdominals area, raise your torso until you are in nearly a sitting position.
- Retaining tension on the abs area, lower your torso to the beginning position. (Note: Maintain full control throughout the movement. Avoid the temptation to rock back and forth.)
Exercise 2: Leg Raise
Primary Target: Lower Abs
- Lie flat on your back on the floor with the help of your legs straight in front of you.
- Place your hands at your sides by the support of floor.
- Flexing your lower abdominals area, raise your legs until they are perpendicular to the floor.
- Retain tension as you lower part of your legs to the beginning position. (Note: Maintain full control throughout the movement. Avoid the temptation to let your legs drops on the negative portion of the movement.)
Exercise 3: Jackknife Sit-Up
Primary Target: Upper and Lower Abs
Lie flat on your back on the help of floor with your legs straight in front of you.- Place your hands, at your side by the floor for support.
- Flexing your lower abdominals area, raise your legs until they are perpendicular to the floor.
- At this time, raise your shoulders and torso as far as possible from the ground in a curling movement and without raising your back from the floor.
- Maintaim tension as you lower area of your legs to the beginning position, then bring your torso to the starting position as well. (Note: Maintain full control throughout the movement. Avoid the temptation to rock back and forth.)
Exercise 4: Knee-In
Primary Target: Lower Abs
Sit on the floor or on the edge of a chair or exercise bench with the help of your legs extended in front of you and your hands holding on to the side for support.- Keep your knees together and then pull them in toward your chest until you can't go any farther.
- Keeping the tension on your lower abs area, return to the start position and repeat the movement until you've completed your set.
Primary Target: Upper Abs
Lie flat on your back on the floor with the help of your legs bent at the knees.- Place your hands on your chest.
- Raise your shoulders and torso as far as possible from the ground in a curling movement and without raising your lower back from the floor.
- Retaining tension on the abs area, bring your torso to the starting position. (Note: Maintain full control throughout the movement. Avoid the temptation to rock back and forth.)
